Saturday, April 30, 2016

For quite a while now, it's been known that "Tomb Raider" will be rebooted, and there was much speculation on who the new Lara Croft would be. Now, it's been announced that Alicia Vikander will be playing Lara Croft in the rebooted "Tomb Raider" movie. [hit the jump to continue]

Friday, April 29, 2016

After "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actress Daisy Ridley suddenly gained instant popularity. Now, Ridley is attached to lead "The Lost Wife", a drama set during the early days of World War II. Screenwriter Marc Klein (Serendipity) penned the adaptation, which is based on the novel of the same name by Alyson Richman. Producers Michelle Chydzik and Jeff Waxman are currently meeting with directors for this top-priority picture. Though no studio is currently attached, the plan is to shop the picture at Cannes. [hit the jump to continue]

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

There are some remakes that get many of us all up and excited. This September, we will get to see the remake of the 1960 Western film classic "The Magnificent Seven" which also bears the same title, and is directed by "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua, and stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Matt Bomer, and Peter Sarsgaard. [hit the jump to continue]

Monday, April 25, 2016

This week, the FDCP Cinematheque screens a handful of Asean Films among them; the beautiful Singaporean drama film "7 Letters" which is directed by seven different directors, the Malaysian horror film "Villa Nabila", the romantic drama "My Beloved Dearest", and "Above It All" from Laos. [hit the jump to continue]

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Multi-awarded actor Bryan Cranston, whose popularity is still fresh off his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in "Trumbo" and is widely known for his lead role in the TV series "Breaking Bad" is returning to the drug scene in "The Infiltrator" wherein he plays an undercover federal agent. The film is directed by Brad Furman and written by Ellen Brown Furman, based on the autobiography of the same name by Robert Mazur, a federal customs and excise agent. Mazur helps bust Pablo Escobar's money-laundering organization by using his alias, "Bob Musella". The film also stars Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, and Amy Ryan. [hit the jump to continue]

Friday, April 8, 2016

Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures have released a batch of new character posters from Duncan Jones' (MOON, SOURCE CODE) version of the upcoming film WARCRAFT, based on Blizzard Entertainment's uber-successful online role-playing game franchise. The film stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, and Rob Kazinsky. [hit the jump to check out the full pictures]

The first teaser trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" has recently hit the web, and fans are rabidly anticipating this new movie. Keep in mind, this is not a continuation of "The Force Awakens". Check out the trailer after the jump...

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Summit Entertainment has recently unveiled the official synopsis for "John Wick: Chapter 2" which states: “Keanu Reeves returns in the sequel to the 2014 hit as legendary hitman John Wick who is forced to back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers." [hit the jump to continue]